NGC 1275
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Deep Sky Object Chart | Alpha Persei (Mirfak) | Beta Persei (Algol) | More Perseus Stars | M34 | M76 | Double Cluster | NGC 1245 | NGC 1275 | NGC 1499 NGC 1275 is a violently active galaxy also known as Perseus A, a monicker which denotes its status as a source of radio energy. Photographs reveal strange tendrils of dust and gas that wreath NGC 1275, indicative of collosal violence occuring at the center of this galaxy. Visually, this galaxy is not a standout; at magnitude 12.7, you will need dark skies and a fairly large telescope to detect it as a dimly glowing ellipse of light about two degrees east of Algol. This oddball system may be about 300 million light years away, meaning that the light we see began its journey to us about 100 million years beforen the dinosaurs got started! NGC 1275 is the brightest member of a small cluster of distant galaxies which large telescopes may wish to hunt down in the immediate environs.
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